Posted 2 years ago
Adirondack…
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12 large Tiffany plates. Again, I can find these in white but nothing in the blue banded. I am looking for the pattern name and any other info you may have. I was told they were bought in the Tiffany store in NYC possibly around 1965?
HI, AdirondackMimi. :-)
I uploaded a copy of one of your photos to replacements dot com, and it came back with this:
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K331B Cobalt
by Lenox
Item#: 260133 Pattern Code: L K331B
Description: Cobalt Rim, Gadroon, Gold Trim
Pattern: K331B Cobalt by Lenox
Status: Discontinued. Actual: 1935 -
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https://www.replacements.com/china-lenox-k331b-cobalt/c/260133
Whoops, I just noticed that there is a subtle difference between your plates and that pattern at replacements dot com.
Yours has a plain line of gold around the outside of the bottom center, but the latter has a slightly fancier gold trim.
keramikos, Thank you. I had been on that site and didn't find it and I def would not have picked up that difference in pattern. That has me concerned, what do you make of it?
AdirondackMimi, You're welcome. :-)
It's difficult to find a particular pattern even on a site like replacements dot com, because they have so many. Judging from what I see in their "Refine Results," they have over seven thousand patterns for Lenox alone.
That new-ish tool they have (the little camera icon on their search bar that allows you to upload an image, and search for it) is great, although not perfect.
As to the difference between your plates and the very similar ones at replacements dot com: it might have been a subtle change in the pattern over the years.
Here is an example of variations in a single pattern that was only active for about twenty five years:
https://www.replacements.com/china-villeroy-and-boch-botanica-luncheon-plate/p/56472761
https://www.replacements.com/china-villeroy-and-boch-botanica-luncheon-plate/p/56472771
They're both Villeroy &Boch Botanica, both 9.5 inch luncheon plates, both feature the plant Anthemis tinctoria, but one has roots, and the other doesn't.
I'd ask replacements dot com about it. They're the experts.
keramikos, Thank you for all of your help. it is much appreciated!
AdirondackMimi, You're welcome. :-)